Aadhaar, voter ID considered only for identification: EC justifies Bihar SIR

The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by "weeding out ineligible......

Trump sets new rules for US elections, cites India's example

United States President Donald Trump has cited India and Brazil in his executive order to overhaul the American election system, saying the two countries are linking voter identification to a......

Why So Much Hatred For English?

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. questions Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Why does the......

Duplicate voter I-cards issue to be addressed in 3 months: EC

Amid allegations of a cover-up over duplicate voter identity card numbers, the Election Commission on Friday said it will address the "decades-long" matter in the next three months. IMAGE: Voters......

Govt okays funds for unique identity numbers

The government on Thursday sanctioned funds for the second phase of the ambitious scheme to allocate unique identity numbers to 10 crore (100 million) of the country's population. The Cabinet......

Sitharaman asks fintechs to strengthen risk management to check AI misuse

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked fintech firms to focus on risk management at a time when criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities and create lifelike videos to......

How UPI, AePS, Wallets Are Changing India

UPI has catapulted India into the forefront on the global digital payments landscape. Working hand in hand, the AePS payments system is making life easy for rural folks, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Rs 100 cr to solve identity crisis

Unique Identification: The unique identity project will help provide better services to people below the poverty line. The government has earmarked Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) to establish 'a......